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Plagiarism Lesson Plan

Date: 7/28/2010

Teacher Name: James Babler

Grade Level: 11th

Subject: American Literature

Topic: Using Internet resources and avoiding plagiarism

Lesson Summary: This lesson is presented early in the coursework. Students are given a difficult interpretation essay assignment, such as interpreting the symbolism in a short story. Since I know students will use resources like SparkNotes, I will teach them to use them effectively without falling into the traps of plagiarism. First, we brainstorm what must be answered to meet the assignment requirements. Then we discuss methods and resources that are available for collecting ideas that might be useful. Internet resources will be an evitable option. Then, using the SmartBoard, I will model visiting sites like SparkNotes and CliffNotes. I also will solicit suggested sites to uncover what sites they are already using that are unfamiliar to me. Next we will select and compare ideas from the various sites. I will model the selection of the main points. Now the discussion of plagiarism begins. I cut and paste the selected sections onto a new Word document. We cut and/or change a few words, then discuss how this is still plagiarism. Now we cut whole sentences, and then discuss that it is still plagiarism. The copied document is changing in front of them. This leads into a discussion of the need and utility of summarizing. Students now must summarize the selections in their own words. Using the summary feature of the WORD program was be useful as a starting point. A collaborative tool like writeboard also might be utilized. Finally, peer evaluation of summaries would be useful. The last step is an explanation of the insertion of these sourced ideas into their personal text. This leads to a discussion and review of citing sources and the concept of intellectual plagiarism. Evaluation is done through the essay created using these cited sources.

Goals (Learning Objectives): *How will learning objectives be communicated to students?

Objective is orally communicated to students at the beginning of the lesson. This encourages listening skills.

*How will students be allowed to personalize learning objectives? They won’t.

NETS:


 * Strategies that Create the Learning Environment **

X Setting Objectives Providing Feedback Reinforcing Effort Providing Recognition

** Procedure/Brief Description: ** Lesson begins with a clear description of the objectives. This is almost always my procedure. Really, all these strategies are routinely utilized.


 * Strategies that Help Students Acquire & Integrate New Knowledge **

Cues, Questions, & Advance Organizers X Summarizing X Note taking Nonlinguistic Representation X Cooperative Learning

Procedure/Brief Description: Key element of the lesson is summarizing complex text. Students select sections of sources relevant to the assignment, compare the various sources, and then summarize the sources into their own words.


 * Strategies that Help Students Practice, Review, & Apply Existing Knowledge **

Homework & Practice X Identifying Similarities & Differences (Compare/contrast, classify, create, metaphors or analogies) Generating & Testing Hypotheses (problem-solving, invention experimental inquiry, historical investigation, decision-making, systems analysis)

** Procedure/Brief Description: ** Student compare relevant sections of varied sources and evaluate the usefulness and validity of those sources.

Type (web resource, text) Internet sources, wordprocessing, SmartBoard
 * Resources: **

Title: SmartBoard

Specific Info:

Location: classroom


 * Assessment Methods: **

True/False Multiple choice X Essay Performance Constructed communication Personal communication Product/project graded by rubric Other:


 * Technology Used: **

None Brainstorming/idea mapping software Calculators Clickers Collaborative application (Ex. Wiki) Communication tool (Ex. Skype) Data collection tools Diagnostic/prescriptive system (Ex. Accelerated Reader) Display tools (Ex. Elmo) X Interactive whiteboard Educational games Multimedia (creating) Multimedia (watching) Spreadsheet Virtual manipulative X Web-based research X Word processing Other: